Impact of an intensive care unit telemedicine program on a rural health care system

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-170

  Zawada Jr , Edward T ^a,b   Herr, Patricia ^a   Larson, Deanna ^b   Fromm, Robert ^c,d   Kapaska, David ^a   Erickson, David ^e  

^a Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center   (United States)

^b Avera Health   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Avers Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care system; Health economics; Intensive care unit; Rural; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

APACHE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67549096891     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: 19419260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2009.05.2016     Document Type: Article

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